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Ex-journalist who tried to hug Brad Pitt says he meant no harm
The arrested ex-journalist Vitalii Sediuk has said he was merely trying to give Brad Pitt a hug and didn't mean him any harm.
He has denied any involvement in attacking the actor.
"I leaned down right away. It was a little bit high in my position. I leaned down with my hands and I was pulled by security right away, wrestled to the floor. And that's it. As I say, I never, I never hit, I never punched, I never slapped Brad Pitt in the face. And this is absolutely false information. It's something that hurts not only me, but my family."
Sediuk is a former Ukrainian television reporter. He has gained a reputation for outlandish pranks on red carpets.
Last month at the Cannes Film Festival, He crawled underneath America Ferrera's dress at a film screening.
Last Wednesday, he jostled with actor Brad Pitt and got arrested.
He was sentenced to three years probation and a year's worth of psychiatric counseling.
Sediuk claimed he is a normal guy and he did it for entertainment.
The journalist has been fired by Ukrainian television station 1+1. Though he said he would like to remain in the entertainment field.
But he didn't want his named to be remembered as the man who attacked Brad Pitt.
Sediuk said he wanted Pitt to clarify the situation. Pitt hasn't commented on the incident, but information that Sediuk struck the actor initially came from the police.
'The Fault in Our Stars' premiere in Manhattan
Hundreds of screaming fans have gathered outside the Ziegfeld Theatre for the premiere of the long anticipated film "The Fault in Our Stars".
The movie, based on John Green's best-seller, tells the story of two teenagers - Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters - with cancer who meet at a support group and fall in love.
Green showed up early to sign autographs and take selfies with the predominantly young female fans.
"I mean this is not something an author ever expects to experience in their life. It's absolutely nuts. There's thousands of people here to support the movie. We're so happy they're here."
Green says his book and the movie aren't just telling a sad story about a couple of doomed kids but about people living with a lot of other stuff.
His opinion is shared by actor Ansel Elgort.
"I think the most important thing is what this movie says, is not, 'Oh, well these sick people can die and teach healthy people a lesson.' It says, 'No, sick people are just as important as healthy people. All people are just as important as everyone else and just because you're sick and might only live until 20 doesn't mean that someone who lives to 100 is more important than you."
Leading actress Shailene Woodley, who also appeared in the blockbuster 'Divergent', says she desperately wanted to see the book turned into a film, even writing Green a 13-hundred word email urging him to make the movie.
The film will hit US screens this Friday.
Shanghai Film Festival releases guest list, featuring big stars
The Committee of the Shanghai Film Festival has released this year's guest list.
As the only A-Class film festival in China, the Shanghai Film Festival has become a famous red carpet event in Asia.
This year is no exception.
Nicole Kidmanm, Hugh Grant, Hayden Christensen, Rain and Song Seung-heon will all appear at the opening ceremony.
And during the closing ceremony, Natalie Portman, Kirsten Dunst and Son Tae-yeong will grace the red carpet.
It is estimated that more than 400 hundred celebrities will attend this year's ceremony.
The Shanghai Film Festival will run from June 14 to 22.
Oliver Stone to adapt Edward Snowden story for film
The British newspaper The Guardian has revealed that Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone will adapt Edward Snowden's story for the big screen.
Stone bought the rights to Guardian journalist Luke Harding's new book, "The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Man".
Edward Snowden was former US National Security Agency contractor.
Last year, he leaked a raft of secret documents revealing the U.S. government's monitoring of phone and Internet data.
After the incident, many Americans regard Snowden as a traitor.
But Stone has spoken highly of him.
"Edward Snowden is a hero. Because he did this not for profit, not to give, exchange, give secrets away that could hurt our country supposedly. I haven't seen any evidence of that. He is doing it out of conscience. The higher law of his conscience dictated it. He sacrificed his life for this."
The filmmaker, who has previously won two Oscars, will write and direct the film and also include material from the Guardian journalists who broke the story.
CFDA Awards recognizes Rihanna as 2014 Fashion Icon
The 2014 Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards has drawn a mix of fashion insiders and Hollywood stars walking the red carpet in New York.
Rihanna was the big draw last night.
The singer and pop culture star received the group's 2014 Fashion Icon Award.
Previous honorees have been Lady Gaga, Kate Moss, Nicole Kidman and Johnny Depp.
The annual show, hosted this year by director and screenwriter John Waters, honors the year's top designers.
Designer Tom Ford won the CFDA's lifetime achievement award.
Joseph Altuzarra won the CFDA's womenswear award while the menswear award went to designers Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne, the duo behind the label Public School.
Sisters Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen won the accessories award.
The CFDA's international award went to Raf Simons who is now working at Dior.
